Problem database last updated: June 20, 2025
6 problems · 2 Easy, 3 Medium, 1 Hard · Ranked #222 of 458
2 Easy
33% · avg 23%
3 Medium
50% · avg 59%
1 Hard
17% · avg 18%
Based on 6 reported problems, Point72 interviews are in line with industry averages - 17% Hard vs 18% overall.
Compared to the industry average, Point72 puts unusual emphasis on database (50% of problems, 44.6x the industry average). If you're short on time, these are the categories to double down on.
The most common topics are database (50%), array (33.3%), string (16.7%), dynamic-programming (16.7%). Problems below are sorted by frequency, the ones at the top are asked most often.
| Problem | Difficulty | Frequency | Topics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Replace Employee ID With The Unique Identifier Table: Employees | Easy | Very Likely | database | Solve |
Top Travellers Table: Users | Easy | Very Likely | database | Solve |
Restaurant Growth Table: Customer | Medium | Very Likely | database | Solve |
Generate Parentheses Given n pairs of parentheses, write a function to generate all combinations of well-formed parentheses. | Medium | Likely | stringdynamic-programmingbacktracking | Solve |
Sliding Window Median The median is the middle value in an ordered integer list. If the size of the list is even, there is no middle value. So the median is the mean of the two middl... | Hard | Likely | arrayhash-tablesliding-window | Solve |
Advantage Shuffle You are given two integer arrays nums1 and nums2 both of the same length. The advantage of nums1 with respect to nums2 is the number of indices i for which nums... | Medium | Likely | arraytwo-pointersgreedy | Solve |
Generate Parentheses
SolveGiven n pairs of parentheses, write a function to generate all combinations of well-formed parentheses.
Sliding Window Median
SolveThe median is the middle value in an ordered integer list. If the size of the list is even, there is no middle value. So the median is the mean of the two middl...
Advantage Shuffle
SolveYou are given two integer arrays nums1 and nums2 both of the same length. The advantage of nums1 with respect to nums2 is the number of indices i for which nums...
Frequency scores are based on crowdsourced interview reports. A higher score means the problem has been reported more often in recent Point72 interviews.
Very Likely
75-100%
Likely
50-74%
Sometimes
25-49%
Rare
0-24%
Point72 interviews focus heavily on database, array, string problems. If you're short on time, these are the categories to prioritize. The problems on this page are sorted by frequency, so start from the top and work your way down.
Beyond solving problems, practice explaining your approach. Point72 interviewers care about your thought process - how you break down a problem, consider edge cases, and evaluate tradeoffs between solutions. A clean O(n) solution you can explain clearly beats an O(log n) solution you can't articulate.
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Point72 has been reported to ask 6 distinct coding problems. The most common topics are database, array, string. 2 are Easy difficulty, 3 are Medium, and 1 are Hard. Problems are sorted by frequency - the ones at the top are asked most often.
Based on 6 reported problems, Point72 interviews are in line with industry averages - 17% Hard vs 18% overall. 50% of questions are Medium difficulty. Focus on the high-frequency Medium problems first, then work through the Hard ones.
Start with the highest-frequency problems listed on this page. Focus on the core topics: database, array, string. Practice solving them under time pressure and explaining your approach out loud. Mock interviews with AI can simulate the real experience.
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